Archive for December 2017

How to Beat Your Opponent in a Luxury Game of Chess I can assure you with decades of chess behind me that playing soccer and playing chess are similar in four ways. First, you have to understand the game rules. Second, you have to keep your tactics a secret. Third, you must attack in order…

Getting into the Backgammon Strategy Backgammon originated in Persia where archaeological evidence at the Shahr-e Sūkhté archaeological site dates back over 5,000 years. Backgammon strategy originally laid the board out like a snake. This may have taken 4,000 years to morph into the familiar double-u shape that draws players back. It’s a challenge of wits,…